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irene is packing 115-mile-per-hour sustained winds. irene is slowly moving and it is massive. consider this -- in a normal hurricane tropical storm, winds extend 150 miles from the center. well, irene's winds extend 290 miles. irene battered the bahamas, destroying hundreds of homes on the smaller islands. some small towns report 90% of their homes were damaged. florida will avoid getting hit but the storm's outer bands did make for some very choppy surf. >>> governors in knock knock, virginia, maryland, delaware, new jersey, new york as well as connecticut have declared states of new jersey. hurricane watches and warnings are posted this morning from north carolina to new jersey. if irene continues on track, it would be the strongest hurricane to hit the east coast in seven years. forecasters predict irene will hug the coast, heading straight up the i-95 corridor. it's expected to hit north carolina as a category 3 storm early tomorrow, then head north and slam into new york early sunday, before pushing up into new england. president obama has already declared a national stat
irene is packing 115-mile-per-hour sustained winds. irene is slowly moving and it is massive. consider this -- in a normal hurricane tropical storm, winds extend 150 miles from the center. well, irene's winds extend 290 miles. irene battered the bahamas, destroying hundreds of homes on the smaller islands. some small towns report 90% of their homes were damaged. florida will avoid getting hit but the storm's outer bands did make for some very choppy surf. >>> governors in knock knock,...
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and this is not because of irene's rains. this is irene's storm surge. the leading edge of irene struck here early this morning with gale-force and tropical-storm winds. those are not unusual for new england, but the timing of irene's impact was unusual. this is the storm surge that struck southern new england. it was 6-9 feet from southwestern connecticut to the eastern tip of massachusetts. and it came ashore right at high tide. fear of that nine-foot surge led the u.s. navy on friday to send all four nuclear-powered submarines from their home port of groton, connecticut, out to the safety of deep water. all low-lying areas of connecticut, rhode island, and massachusetts are under mandatory evacuation orders, but we notice many people riding it out, and most of the people we spoke to said they were used to gales and to the floods and are taking irene in stride. so far there, has been one fatality in connecticut, none in the rest of new england, but two dangers remain. while damages to boats and property on the front side of the storm will be significan
and this is not because of irene's rains. this is irene's storm surge. the leading edge of irene struck here early this morning with gale-force and tropical-storm winds. those are not unusual for new england, but the timing of irene's impact was unusual. this is the storm surge that struck southern new england. it was 6-9 feet from southwestern connecticut to the eastern tip of massachusetts. and it came ashore right at high tide. fear of that nine-foot surge led the u.s. navy on friday to send...
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here comes irene. >> there is a mandatory evacuation. you are advised to leave the area immediately. >> a state of emergency has been declared up and down the east coast as the hurricane gets set to make landfall, packing 110-mile-an-hour winds, torrential rain, and a massive storm surge. >> 65 million americans are in irene's path. the storm has the potential to be the worst hurricane to hit the northeast in more than 50 years. officials telling residents along the coast, get out of the way. >> if i order a mandatory evacuation, the bottom line is you better leave. >> we have the very latest for you on the storm's path, the preparations and what you can expect from irene "early" this friday morning, august 26th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >> and that is the picture of the morning hurricane irene. it is a huge storm, hundreds of miles across and it is headed our way here on the east coast. by this time tomorrow, it will be pounding north carolina and all the major cities in the northeast will feel it over the weekend. this is no joke
here comes irene. >> there is a mandatory evacuation. you are advised to leave the area immediately. >> a state of emergency has been declared up and down the east coast as the hurricane gets set to make landfall, packing 110-mile-an-hour winds, torrential rain, and a massive storm surge. >> 65 million americans are in irene's path. the storm has the potential to be the worst hurricane to hit the northeast in more than 50 years. officials telling residents along the coast, get...
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but irene's powerful waves washed most of it away. irene made landfall in north carolina with 100-mile-an-hour winds. the hurricane also spawned tornadoes that ripped through homes and buildings. thousands of flights were canceled and major airports across the northeast remain shutdown and may not reopen until monday. >> guess i'm not not going to be driving home. >> reporter: it could take weeks to clean up irene's mess. derek and anita, you're looking at them performing an area, streets where the ocean water went under that boardwalk area flood much of long beach. the mayor said government buildings will be open along with the new york stock exchange. although, whether the transit system will be functioning that's the big unknown. back to you. >> that is a huge unknown because new york is so dependent on its public transportation. what about the commuter trains that come in from where you are now? are they going to be reopened? >> reporter: those trains are above ground so they have to check them. check the tracks to make sure there
but irene's powerful waves washed most of it away. irene made landfall in north carolina with 100-mile-an-hour winds. the hurricane also spawned tornadoes that ripped through homes and buildings. thousands of flights were canceled and major airports across the northeast remain shutdown and may not reopen until monday. >> guess i'm not not going to be driving home. >> reporter: it could take weeks to clean up irene's mess. derek and anita, you're looking at them performing an area,...
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>>> good night irene and good rid answer. it could have been worse, but don't tell that to the folks in vermont where a former hurricane caused heavy flooding as it moves north into canada, forcing residents up and down the east coast who felt the storm at its peek. >> and it just kept coming and it kept coming and it kept comi coming, and that wind -- >> irene may be gone, but she won't be forgotten. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everyone, on this monday morning. the remnants of what was hurricane irene moved into canada overnight, not without a parting shot, though, at new england, vermont in particular. it caused flash flooding throughout the state. at least one death is reported. a woman swept away in a flood. several towns are under water this morning, including the resort town of wilmington, and for now the town is cut off. all roads leads to it are also submerged. some of the his tore tick bridges fell to it. hundreds of residents are forced from their homes and some rivers are still rising. month pill
>>> good night irene and good rid answer. it could have been worse, but don't tell that to the folks in vermont where a former hurricane caused heavy flooding as it moves north into canada, forcing residents up and down the east coast who felt the storm at its peek. >> and it just kept coming and it kept coming and it kept comi coming, and that wind -- >> irene may be gone, but she won't be forgotten. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everyone, on this...
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exodus irene. irene exodus. however you want to say it. this could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the east coast in decades. jc is off today. hurricane flags are now flying up and down the eastern seaboard. howard bernstein has the very latest on the storm track. take it away. >> good morning, everybody. good afternoon to everybody, i should say. we have not seen any significant changes since the 5:00 a.m. advisory. but so the subtle changes as far as the overall speed. let's begin to break it down for you. hurricane irene and what i think is going toing some problems around here -- to be some problems around here. the critical time will be saturday evening to sunday morning. we're going to start to see the effects of this tomorrow morning. there will be some light rain showers around. but it won't be until evening when the wind and rain kicks up. there is going to be a big pounding at the beach. some problems for maryland. they'll have more rain, more wind. minor problems here in dc. we're going to be far enough north and west that
exodus irene. irene exodus. however you want to say it. this could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the east coast in decades. jc is off today. hurricane flags are now flying up and down the eastern seaboard. howard bernstein has the very latest on the storm track. take it away. >> good morning, everybody. good afternoon to everybody, i should say. we have not seen any significant changes since the 5:00 a.m. advisory. but so the subtle changes as far as the overall speed. let's begin...
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oil traders are tracking hurricane irene. east coast refineries are bracing for the possibility that it could disrupt the production. >>> some people can change their travel plans without penalty as people prepare for hurricane irene. delta airlines for instance will allow passengers traveling through airports in the mid- atlantic and some portions of the northeast over the next four days to make changes for free will receive refunds if their flights are canceled or significantly delayed. that's your money watch. for more, go to moneywatch.com. at the money exchange, i'm alexis christoforous. >>> parts of the northeast are taking historic steps to prepare for hurricane irene. . >>> time now for united airlines travel forecast. this morning, trying to get autoahead of the storm? no problems, 65 degrees, calm winds. there's some patchy fog and reduced visibility down five miles at dulles. hurricane irene, gorgeous, chicago, sunny and 83. we go west, couple of 88s for kansas city and st. louis while denver could see some storms
oil traders are tracking hurricane irene. east coast refineries are bracing for the possibility that it could disrupt the production. >>> some people can change their travel plans without penalty as people prepare for hurricane irene. delta airlines for instance will allow passengers traveling through airports in the mid- atlantic and some portions of the northeast over the next four days to make changes for free will receive refunds if their flights are canceled or significantly...
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irene is making her new york debut. she hit land here just before 9:00 this morning in coney island, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but still packing winds of up to 65 miles an hour. irene first made landfall in north carolina yesterday as a category 1 hurricane. and on her trek up the east coast, she has brought heavy rain and flooding and left millions without power. at this hour, the center of the tropical storm is centered north of new york city, highest sustained winds now 60 miles per hour. the storm is moving north-northeast at about 26 miles an hour. the storm is blamed for at least 10 deaths in five states, including two children. more than four million homes and businesses up and down the east coast are without electricity, and more than 11,000 flights have been canceled, potentially affecting millions of travelers nationwide. this morning, airports in new york, new jersey, and philadelphia remain closed. we have a team of correspondents deployed throughout the hurricane zone, all along the e
irene is making her new york debut. she hit land here just before 9:00 this morning in coney island, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, but still packing winds of up to 65 miles an hour. irene first made landfall in north carolina yesterday as a category 1 hurricane. and on her trek up the east coast, she has brought heavy rain and flooding and left millions without power. at this hour, the center of the tropical storm is centered north of new york city, highest sustained winds...
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let's talk about irene because irene has forced hurricane warnings to be issued by the national hurricane center for the north carolina coast, southeastern virginia, getting up into the northern neck even. coastal areas on the delmarva, from ocean city and assateague and rehoboth and the entire state of delaware, southern and eastern new jersey along the atlantic and then hurricane watches are up along long island and southeastern massachusetts. for us, tropical storm warnings in yellow including the bay and the eastern shore. there's irene this morning. east of daytona beach. a good 150 miles or so. maybe 200 and it's continuing to move north. now the only difference from yesterday is that it's a slight and i mean 20, 30, 40-mile shift eastward in the track by the hurricane center. but still uncertainty here in the ken that surrounds that. anywhere in the cone is where irene could be. but it looks like tomorrow morning, 9:00, 10:00 a landfall near okracoke. 24 hours from now kill devil hills will be really rough. saturday it goes through eastern north carolina and pounds the pouter banks
let's talk about irene because irene has forced hurricane warnings to be issued by the national hurricane center for the north carolina coast, southeastern virginia, getting up into the northern neck even. coastal areas on the delmarva, from ocean city and assateague and rehoboth and the entire state of delaware, southern and eastern new jersey along the atlantic and then hurricane watches are up along long island and southeastern massachusetts. for us, tropical storm warnings in yellow...
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irene is gone, but it will take awhile to recover. the remnants moving across canada overnight. >> at least 21 people died when the trees crashed on their homes and cars. this morning, flooding is the problem. irene knocking out power to 4.5 million people across a dozen states. >> mt. immediate dc area, school officials have final decisions to make this morning. >> because of the power outages, a dozen schools in the district, 20 plus in montgomery county out today. they are still making the decision. jessica doyle is live in silverspring, maryland, with that part of the story. fingers crossed for some students and parents, but the motivation is different. >> reporter: first day of school, you have butterflies in the stomach. the night before kids and parents are anxious. magnify the anxiety because they don't know if the power is on for the school system. let me give you a sense here. the colonial e. middle school, and my friends, that is power. officials are happy to hear there's power here, but they will not confirm if school will
irene is gone, but it will take awhile to recover. the remnants moving across canada overnight. >> at least 21 people died when the trees crashed on their homes and cars. this morning, flooding is the problem. irene knocking out power to 4.5 million people across a dozen states. >> mt. immediate dc area, school officials have final decisions to make this morning. >> because of the power outages, a dozen schools in the district, 20 plus in montgomery county out today. they are...
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and the end of irene. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> and speaking of irene, we've got some video that will probably have you scratching your head. take a look at this. yesterday, in new jersey, some national guard troops drove their trucks into floodwaters left by irene. some very deep floodwaters. and it was caught on video by a couple of very puzzled young men. >> how is this possible? >> yeah, is that possible? what is this? no, of course it isn't possible. one driver left his window down as the water rose to the roof of his truck. the trucks eventually started to float. the guardsmen abandoned ship and swam for shore. no one was hurt. but you got to ask, what the heck were those guys thinking? an absolutely unbelievable story. i'm terrell brown. this is the "cbs morning news." e we discovered the inspiration for a totally new yogurt. activia selects french yogurt. so silky and smooth with lots of juicy fruit. it was a grueling trip! try new activia selects french yogurt. summertime is now a hap
and the end of irene. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >>> and speaking of irene, we've got some video that will probably have you scratching your head. take a look at this. yesterday, in new jersey, some national guard troops drove their trucks into floodwaters left by irene. some very deep floodwaters. and it was caught on video by a couple of very puzzled young men. >> how is this possible? >> yeah, is that possible? what is this? no, of course it isn't possible. one...
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and locals second guess their decisions to stare down irene. my brother and i decided we must have done something wrong and she has come back for revenge. >> reporter: back now live. check this out. buoys and lifeguards out there. and the swell out here is spectacular. waist high. super glassy. lifeguards are running them off. if there weren't hurricanes coming i would love to jump? myself. back to you. >> looks pretty. going to get a lot worse. thank you. >>> sandbags moving like hot tonight. this is was the scene in annapolis. also being held out in d.c. and alexandria. we are getting reports of long lines for this one for propane tanks, flashlight, emergency supplies. look at that. in fairfax county the urban search and rescue team is packing up to help if they are needed once irene makes landfall. peggy fox is live in alexandria with more on preparations there. they are used to worrying about flooding, aren't they, peggy. >> reporter: people can't get enough of these sandbags. alexandria going through two separate give aways. people just wa
and locals second guess their decisions to stare down irene. my brother and i decided we must have done something wrong and she has come back for revenge. >> reporter: back now live. check this out. buoys and lifeguards out there. and the swell out here is spectacular. waist high. super glassy. lifeguards are running them off. if there weren't hurricanes coming i would love to jump? myself. back to you. >> looks pretty. going to get a lot worse. thank you. >>> sandbags...
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how much damage could irene do? well, one estimate tonight says losses of insured property alone could hit $10 billion. $20 billion if you include uninsured losses. hurricane katrina was quite a bit worse, though, katrina's losses totaled $80 billion. how do we know so much about the hurricane? well, there are weather satellites, of course. but for the best measurements, they still fly planes right into the storm and we asked bigad shaban to ride into the teeth of irene to show us how it's done. >> reporter: a hurricane hunter flies into irene everyday. we intercepted the storm as it moved along florida's coast. carl newman is the commander. >> to get to the eye we basically cut a straight path, we stay low, we punch through low altitudes. >> reporter: the plane crisscrossed the eye of the storm five times as scientists took wind speed measurements all by dropping g.p.s. tracking systems into the clouds. >> we're really able to get a nice picture as to what the structure of the storm looks like and that's really imp
how much damage could irene do? well, one estimate tonight says losses of insured property alone could hit $10 billion. $20 billion if you include uninsured losses. hurricane katrina was quite a bit worse, though, katrina's losses totaled $80 billion. how do we know so much about the hurricane? well, there are weather satellites, of course. but for the best measurements, they still fly planes right into the storm and we asked bigad shaban to ride into the teeth of irene to show us how it's...
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all of this ahead, during and after irene. >>> well, the fun part of irene, that is the forecasting portion which topper loves, that's over. but she left behind a beautiful hill bit breezy day for us. really nice out there the day after we got past the morning clouds. >> lots of kids going back to school. a lot of kids already in school. you may need a sweater believe it or not. sunglasses and sweater. 58 to 68 at 5. 58 to 66 at 7. then in the 60s still by 9:00. we will also talk about the tropics. not one, not two, but three systems behind irene. stay tuned. >>> still to come on 9news now. we will head back out to ocean city to see how they faired with irene. >> get out of here. get out of here. grab that. >> believe it or not that's a news reporter. she is out there covering irene in new jersey this weekend and the surf came a little too close for comfort while out there reporting. we were worried for people who live in ocean city. we thought they might be dealing with a whole lot of flooding from irene. >> the damage is actually worse closer here to home. a real surprise considering what
all of this ahead, during and after irene. >>> well, the fun part of irene, that is the forecasting portion which topper loves, that's over. but she left behind a beautiful hill bit breezy day for us. really nice out there the day after we got past the morning clouds. >> lots of kids going back to school. a lot of kids already in school. you may need a sweater believe it or not. sunglasses and sweater. 58 to 68 at 5. 58 to 66 at 7. then in the 60s still by 9:00. we will also talk...
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. >> irene left the cathedral untouch. you may recall it didn't do so well after the earthquake when three of the spires were badly damaged. >>> thousands of residents will resume picking up behind irene. crews will continue to pick up hundreds of trees, and the scores of homes and cars were damaged by fallen trees. >>> the sounds of chain saws are echoes in northern virginia. residents and crewing clearing fallen trees there. it's normally a busy four-lane road, but it was shut down as of fallen trees and trunks. >> reporter: during our last cheek, 387,000 customers in maryland are in the dark. carroll has more than 11,000 outages. >> in howard county, more than 20,000 without power there. montgomery, 9,000. prince georges county, 20,000 in the dark. pepco is doing their best to resews outages and at last check they had 75,000 in the dark. clay r you there -- clay, are you there? >> i am. good morning. >> where do the numbers stand? montgomery county schools are considered about getting to the first day of school. let's t
. >> irene left the cathedral untouch. you may recall it didn't do so well after the earthquake when three of the spires were badly damaged. >>> thousands of residents will resume picking up behind irene. crews will continue to pick up hundreds of trees, and the scores of homes and cars were damaged by fallen trees. >>> the sounds of chain saws are echoes in northern virginia. residents and crewing clearing fallen trees there. it's normally a busy four-lane road, but it...
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we'll watch irene. one of the things we were looking at were the computer models that talked about them trending more toward the west. it pushed irene toward the west. look at the tight cluster in here. it is going more over the outer banks. the consensus is closer and closer to the coast. that's why the hurricane center was forced to push irene more toward the west. in fact, they've issued hurricane watches now for the north carolina coast from the virginia border down to surf city and they've got tropical storm watches out from surf city down to the beach, south carolina. so, if you have beach plans this weekend, i don't think you should do it. the watches will be extended farther up the coast as irene gets closer. this is just through friday now. saturday, yeah, they'll have more of this coming out. around here today, no problems this morning. except it is a little warmer than it has been. your momslikeme.com bus stop forecast, partly sunny, breezy in spots. hey, western maryland, west virginia, you
we'll watch irene. one of the things we were looking at were the computer models that talked about them trending more toward the west. it pushed irene toward the west. look at the tight cluster in here. it is going more over the outer banks. the consensus is closer and closer to the coast. that's why the hurricane center was forced to push irene more toward the west. in fact, they've issued hurricane watches now for the north carolina coast from the virginia border down to surf city and they've...
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tonight people are assessing the damage after irene. here's what we know tonight. 35 people are dead in ten states. tonight, flood waters are starting to recede and people are getting a chance to start picking up the pieces. now right now, we know that st. mary's county public schools will be closed again tomorrow, but we are still waiting to hear about prince georges county and the montgomery county schools that were
tonight people are assessing the damage after irene. here's what we know tonight. 35 people are dead in ten states. tonight, flood waters are starting to recede and people are getting a chance to start picking up the pieces. now right now, we know that st. mary's county public schools will be closed again tomorrow, but we are still waiting to hear about prince georges county and the montgomery county schools that were
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game on, irene. >>> irene now on track to hit the north carolina coast sometime tomorrow. topper is tracking the path of the storm in the weather center. >> here is the deal. strength a little bit under what it was yesterday. track is quicker. so our critical times have moved up a little bit. howard talked about this at noon. 6 p.m. now on saturday until 6 a.m. sunday. let me show you the computer here. wave heights here. look at this off the coast of north carolina. 22-foot waves. this is down not far from moorehead city by the outer banks. even up near ocean city we are talking about waves with 9 and 10-foot waves just offshore. they will do nothing but build as we go through tonight and tomorrow. so their beach erosion will start tomorrow and continue all the way to the shore. here is the latest track. diminishing a little butt in intensity bit. category 1. past paralleling norfolk then it will stay offshore. the track is so close we are still looking at hurricane force winds at ocean city and winds in the metro area down into southern maryland and tidal potomac and low
game on, irene. >>> irene now on track to hit the north carolina coast sometime tomorrow. topper is tracking the path of the storm in the weather center. >> here is the deal. strength a little bit under what it was yesterday. track is quicker. so our critical times have moved up a little bit. howard talked about this at noon. 6 p.m. now on saturday until 6 a.m. sunday. let me show you the computer here. wave heights here. look at this off the coast of north carolina. 22-foot...
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hurricane irene is moving in and people along the east coast are moving out. the first watches and warnings went up today for what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the east coast in seven years. irene roared across the bahamas today, a category three with winds of 115 miles an hour. the capital, nassau, was largely spared, but major damage is reported in other parts of the island chain. at last report, irene was about 600 miles south of cape hatteras, north carolina, moving toward the north/northwest at 14 miles an hour. hurricane watches and warnings are up from north carolina to new jersey with landfall expected in north carolina on saturday. we have a team of correspondents posted throughout the hurricane zone. first, cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard in miami. david, what is the latest on the track and the intensity? >> well, no change at all today, scott. this storm is steady. it is still a major hurricane and, in fact, the latest information from the hurricane center indicates it might get stronger tonight. now, here is the track. it
hurricane irene is moving in and people along the east coast are moving out. the first watches and warnings went up today for what could be the most powerful hurricane to hit the east coast in seven years. irene roared across the bahamas today, a category three with winds of 115 miles an hour. the capital, nassau, was largely spared, but major damage is reported in other parts of the island chain. at last report, irene was about 600 miles south of cape hatteras, north carolina, moving toward...
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we'll continue to track irene throughout our broadcast. topper will be back with more details in just a few minutes. >>> first though, organizers of the martin luther king memorial are holding a news conference tonight in just about 25 minutes or so. 7:30, they are expected to announce whether or not the dedication will be held sunday morning. organizers stress that the safety of those thousands of expected attendees is their number one priority. they talk about that in a news conference held earlier. >> if between now and tomorrow the risk is too great to safety of people on sunday, then there will be an additional announcement. >> and also today, we sat down with martin luther king's sister-in-law. that interview is coming your way later on in the show. >>> 23 prince george's county schools that have been closed after the earthquakes will open again tomorrow. nine will remain closed, however, they still need to be inspected. we are still expecting another update. check wusa9.com for that information. >>> also in the district of columbia,
we'll continue to track irene throughout our broadcast. topper will be back with more details in just a few minutes. >>> first though, organizers of the martin luther king memorial are holding a news conference tonight in just about 25 minutes or so. 7:30, they are expected to announce whether or not the dedication will be held sunday morning. organizers stress that the safety of those thousands of expected attendees is their number one priority. they talk about that in a news...
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these are the beginning pringles of irene. we will start with the feeder bands and now moving in toward leonardtown and saint mary and it continues to move off. and really start to pick up with the wind too. and want to show you the picture. here is women wi -- wilmington and southeastern virginia. there is going to be tremendous rainfalls here. they could see a foot of rain. not only flooding concerns with the storm surge and fresh water flooding is also a concern. >> at 8:00. we are looking out at irene right here near cape lookout. category 1. on facebook. it is one not a two. it is still a hurricane. it is going at 90 and tropical storm force at 205 miles. if i am hyping it, it will kill people and knock trees down. so guilty. at 85 miles an hour. big storm going to move up north and east. by 8:00 at night. it is faster than yesterday. it will be up toward ocean city and they will take a pounding for this. close enough to give us 30, 40, 50 miles an hour wind gusts. here in the metro and you may gust 60 or more. and it is
these are the beginning pringles of irene. we will start with the feeder bands and now moving in toward leonardtown and saint mary and it continues to move off. and really start to pick up with the wind too. and want to show you the picture. here is women wi -- wilmington and southeastern virginia. there is going to be tremendous rainfalls here. they could see a foot of rain. not only flooding concerns with the storm surge and fresh water flooding is also a concern. >> at 8:00. we are...
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one of the more than 30 people cut down by irene. plus, a community in shock, but deeply grateful when a five- year-old girl is abducted, but somehow, some way, finds herself back to safety. that terrifying incident happened in springfield and police are looking for a man who kidnapped a five-year-old from her bedroom in the middle of the night. this happened early saturday
one of the more than 30 people cut down by irene. plus, a community in shock, but deeply grateful when a five- year-old girl is abducted, but somehow, some way, finds herself back to safety. that terrifying incident happened in springfield and police are looking for a man who kidnapped a five-year-old from her bedroom in the middle of the night. this happened early saturday
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residents throughout the washington mettal area and the east coast are cleaning up after hurricane irene pounded every state in north carolina to vermont. it brought with it strong winds and heavy rains. so far 27 people have died in this storm. including four in virginia and one in maryland. in northern virginia 17,000 residents are still without power. and that affected this morning's commute for some virginiaens. vre lost power at some of its fredericksburg line stations including franconia, springfield and that caused delays for trains this morning. and the district of columbia residents were still working to remove fallen trees from their yards and from their homes. power outages have created some dark intersections causing d- dot to use members of the dc national guard to direct traffic. the outages caused d.c. to close 15 public schools that are without electricity. in maryland, dozens of schools canceled classes because their power was out. while certain roads and prince george's county were closed because they were still flooded from all of the rain. >>> one of the hardest hit a
residents throughout the washington mettal area and the east coast are cleaning up after hurricane irene pounded every state in north carolina to vermont. it brought with it strong winds and heavy rains. so far 27 people have died in this storm. including four in virginia and one in maryland. in northern virginia 17,000 residents are still without power. and that affected this morning's commute for some virginiaens. vre lost power at some of its fredericksburg line stations including franconia,...
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irene, the hotel feeling the effects of irene i guess i can say. it seems like folks in town from what i have been hearing from people in the hotel, there are lots of downed trees so people are taking it up on themselves to clear the roads and cut down the trees. certainly crews advise people to be safe when doing that. we are not out of the woods yet. the ground is completely saturated so any weak trees could fall. if you see a tree that looks weak that could be swaying remember the ground is completely saturated. that tree could fall. emergency management crews want to urge folks to stay indoors if they can. they have been out since early this morning assessing the damage and now are hopefully trying to get folks back up and running. it is going to take some time. we know that several thousand people here, several thousand households were out of power and have been out of power since yesterday afternoon. it is going to be sometime until everyone is restored. crews are asking folks to kind of stay in their house and let them do their work. you can
irene, the hotel feeling the effects of irene i guess i can say. it seems like folks in town from what i have been hearing from people in the hotel, there are lots of downed trees so people are taking it up on themselves to clear the roads and cut down the trees. certainly crews advise people to be safe when doing that. we are not out of the woods yet. the ground is completely saturated so any weak trees could fall. if you see a tree that looks weak that could be swaying remember the ground is...
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but hurricane irene is not over yet. you can see i'm still getting gusts of wind around 50 miles per hour. we are starting to see debris pick up here. i'm really getting tossed around now. i wanted to show you, we are watching out for debris that is coming around the corner of this hotel right there. wow, check this out. that's flying by me. we are still in the middle of hurricane irene right here. i have something below my feet which i was going to pick up. we are seeing siding floating around. this is not over yet. we are still four hours away from the end of the high winds here. ten hours away from the end of hurricane irene. so for people here that have been watching on twitter and listening on the radio. people saying when is this going to be over? when is my power going to be back on? we're nowhere near close to that. now dare county, they do have emergency responders and they do have those damage assessors on stand by ready to come out as soon as this passes. they aren't going to let anybody back in here until the
but hurricane irene is not over yet. you can see i'm still getting gusts of wind around 50 miles per hour. we are starting to see debris pick up here. i'm really getting tossed around now. i wanted to show you, we are watching out for debris that is coming around the corner of this hotel right there. wow, check this out. that's flying by me. we are still in the middle of hurricane irene right here. i have something below my feet which i was going to pick up. we are seeing siding floating...
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with irene's winds by noon. the red area on saturday, these are the hurricane force winds, the orange could be considered severe storm -- thunderstorm winds in the yellow. southern maryland by noon. southern maryland, northern neck could be dealing with winds over 39 miles an hour and then tomorrow afternoon and evening this is when our wind are going to be the worst, certainly worst the orange area. in the orange area, that's a much more damaging wind area. the hurricane winds will still be there just that the hurricane service doesn't crop them out beyond about 48 hours. here we go looking at our local radar this morning. the showers that are popping here southern maryland and the northern neck down toward richmond and a live doppler 9000 hd, we've been watching this action from there up to calvert county. the northern neck as well. montrose pulling away from colonial beach. you may be down but leonard town, st. mary's city. my friends at buzz's marina, you have some rain moving in for the next hour or so. 70
with irene's winds by noon. the red area on saturday, these are the hurricane force winds, the orange could be considered severe storm -- thunderstorm winds in the yellow. southern maryland by noon. southern maryland, northern neck could be dealing with winds over 39 miles an hour and then tomorrow afternoon and evening this is when our wind are going to be the worst, certainly worst the orange area. in the orange area, that's a much more damaging wind area. the hurricane winds will still be...
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in is the beginning of hurricane irene. almost everyone here has heeded those mandatory evacuation orders and gotten out of town. most stores are now closed. but i did see the last store still open at kill devil people. >> people have been saying we are the only place open. >> reporter: on hurricane eve top sellers? >> mostly water, beer and ice. as long as we aren't blown away we may as well be open, right. >> reporter: if it weren't for the music the store would be silent. >> most people have gone, like, a couple locals are still here, of course, but most of the tourists are gone were the few people that stop by are the die hard locals riding out the storm. >> i do not have anything to do. see if there is any stuff to recycle. everybody has deposit all the cans up. everything is locked down, boarded up like we are waiting for a storm. >> reporter: the stop and shop shutdown early. they say they wrote have stayed open earlier were if it not for the 10 p.m. city curfew. >> reporter: you can see we are just now starting to f
in is the beginning of hurricane irene. almost everyone here has heeded those mandatory evacuation orders and gotten out of town. most stores are now closed. but i did see the last store still open at kill devil people. >> people have been saying we are the only place open. >> reporter: on hurricane eve top sellers? >> mostly water, beer and ice. as long as we aren't blown away we may as well be open, right. >> reporter: if it weren't for the music the store would be...
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got a little lightning and thunder as well and irene, we'll have another discussion about irene and how that could affect your weekend plans. stick around. 9news now at noon will be right back. >>> i'm reminding you to go to my new web site, jchayward.com. each day it changes. i have a video blog every day. i would like for you to go there and listen to that. i also salute women. we're talking about aging gracefully. there is even a little bit of sex on the site and of course, my favorite things. so, go to jchayward.com. every day. tell your friends, too. your neighbors about it, ok? >> all right, without further ado, let's get to howard for the latest on the storm. >> it is pouring outside right now. cold front coming our way later on. that will give us a decent day tomorrow but it is not a strong enough of a front to kick irene out of here. the track lately, the model guidance has been a little bit more and more west. a little bit closer to d.c. and all of us. that means potentially, we've got problems. got a phone call from a viewer wants to know about the m.l.k. dedication ceremony
got a little lightning and thunder as well and irene, we'll have another discussion about irene and how that could affect your weekend plans. stick around. 9news now at noon will be right back. >>> i'm reminding you to go to my new web site, jchayward.com. each day it changes. i have a video blog every day. i would like for you to go there and listen to that. i also salute women. we're talking about aging gracefully. there is even a little bit of sex on the site and of course, my...
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irene will hit the western bahamas later today. significant damages reported on smaller, less populated islands. the storm center is currently about 150 miles east-southeast of nassau. irene is a category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, and is expected to strengthen today. storm watches for the carolinas will likely be posted this morning. irene is moving north-northeast, heading up the atlantic coast. the storm could make landfall anywhere from north carolina to new england, but looks likely to affect much of the eastern seaboard. >>> as irene heads north the navy has ordered ships at virginia's norfolk naval base to prepare to move. in north carolina the national guard is on standby and evacuations are under way along the outer banks. karen brown has more. >> reporter: north carolina residents are preparing for the first major hurricane along the east coast in years. >> irene could be north carolina's katrina. there is a bad feeling of that. >> reporter: irene's path is not certain but emergency officials are
irene will hit the western bahamas later today. significant damages reported on smaller, less populated islands. the storm center is currently about 150 miles east-southeast of nassau. irene is a category 3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles per hour, and is expected to strengthen today. storm watches for the carolinas will likely be posted this morning. irene is moving north-northeast, heading up the atlantic coast. the storm could make landfall anywhere from north carolina to new...
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three days after hurricane irene brought heavy winds and lots of rain, thousands of residents in our area still have no power. it was a frustrating morning for parents with youngsters at central high school in capitol heights. prince george's county officials had told them the school had power and it would be open. that wasn't the case when parents arrived to drop off their youngsters. kristin fisher has more. >> you go to central? it's closed. >> owens spread the word outside -- [no audio] >> ok, we're having some technical problems with that report from kristin frisher. we'll try to get it to you momentarily. but by the way, three other school districts in maryland, anne arundel, calvert and st. mary's counties, remain completely closed today. >>> now, here are the latest numbers about power outages in our area. pepco says that there are more than 16,000 customers with no power. and more than half, almost 9,000 residents live in prince george's county. meanwhile, in the district, 4500 residents are in the dark. 3300 do not have electricity in montgomery county. pepco says that they
three days after hurricane irene brought heavy winds and lots of rain, thousands of residents in our area still have no power. it was a frustrating morning for parents with youngsters at central high school in capitol heights. prince george's county officials had told them the school had power and it would be open. that wasn't the case when parents arrived to drop off their youngsters. kristin fisher has more. >> you go to central? it's closed. >> owens spread the word outside --...
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that's when we're going feel the full force of hurricane irene. anita and derek, back to you. >> what about in philadelphia? what kind of preparations have been ongoing there in some of the lower lying areas some some of those neighborhoods i know are prone to flooding. what have been some of the preparations in philadelphia? >> reporter: anita, you have worked in this market and you know this area really well. our mayor, mayor michael nutter mentioned to people to take he precautions a couple days ago to do what is important to make sure that you're safe, make sure that your family is safe so a lot of people moved out. there are plenty of shelters inside the city of philadelphia as well as in the suburban areas as well so they've really tried to heed some of those warnings. a lot of shelters have opened up in new jersey to make sure that people are staying safe. not seeing a lot of terrible flooding in those areas that you know of, anita, down in darby, in maniock but we're still waiting for the bulk of this storm. >> stay safe. we appreciate you
that's when we're going feel the full force of hurricane irene. anita and derek, back to you. >> what about in philadelphia? what kind of preparations have been ongoing there in some of the lower lying areas some some of those neighborhoods i know are prone to flooding. what have been some of the preparations in philadelphia? >> reporter: anita, you have worked in this market and you know this area really well. our mayor, mayor michael nutter mentioned to people to take he...
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then irene hit. >>> this is 9news now. >>> on the street and cars since irene swept through, trees have been falling everywhere. >> it's to be expected when severe weather strikes. but residents of one dc neighborhood said the city knew about their problem trees well ahead of the storm but didn't cut them down. matt jablow joins us live from that neighborhood. >> reporter: derek, for several weeks now it's been clear to everybody that two large trees here had to come down but how quickly had to come down was a matter of opinion. when a large oak tree came crashing down on this house during the height of irene, the first reaction here of most residents was pretty much the same. >> it was pretty frightening. >> reporter: the section reaction was pretty much the same as well. too bad the tree wasn't taken down in a more controlled fashion, as was planned. >> you wanted it to come down. >> reporter: this large tree and another one down the block that also came down during irene was designated by the city several weeks ago to be cut down because they were not healthy. unfortunately, irene kn
then irene hit. >>> this is 9news now. >>> on the street and cars since irene swept through, trees have been falling everywhere. >> it's to be expected when severe weather strikes. but residents of one dc neighborhood said the city knew about their problem trees well ahead of the storm but didn't cut them down. matt jablow joins us live from that neighborhood. >> reporter: derek, for several weeks now it's been clear to everybody that two large trees here had to...
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we'll look at that in a cup of minutes. >>> back to irene. >> boy is irene going to be on our radar. the hurricane from north carolina to new england this morning, people are preparing for what could be a possibly historic hurricane over the weekend. we'll look at the expected path of irene also preparations happening now on the north carolina coast, which is as we mentioned under a hurricane watch. we want to begin, though, in the bahamas where irene is already causing serious damage this morning. ted scouten of our miami station wfor is in the capital of nassau this morning. we can't see you very well and that is because of irene. >> reporter: here in nassau the wind and rain began yesterday afternoon and really picked up overnight to what we're getting right now, which is a lot of heavy wind and a lot of heavy rain but this is nothing compared to what's going on in other islands of the bahamas. hurricane irene pummeled its way across the entire length of the baha bahamas, packing 120-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain. on two southern bahamian islands, auckland and crooked islands
we'll look at that in a cup of minutes. >>> back to irene. >> boy is irene going to be on our radar. the hurricane from north carolina to new england this morning, people are preparing for what could be a possibly historic hurricane over the weekend. we'll look at the expected path of irene also preparations happening now on the north carolina coast, which is as we mentioned under a hurricane watch. we want to begin, though, in the bahamas where irene is already causing serious...
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how about a hurricane irene sale? at a bank? you betcha. at two banks. m & t bank and suntrust both offering hurricane specials on loans. m & t taking personal loans from about 9% to about 6%. suntrust has cut rates on several loans. both offers expire by the end of september. >> do you have a will? if you don't, you have a lot of company. a new surae is out from easy -- a new survey is out that shows 60% of us believes all adults should have an estate plan but only 44% of us have a will. the reasons why, we can't think about tomorrow because we're too stressed out about today. all of the documents are way too complicated anyway. the findings show people with kids living in the household are less than 44%, about 39% of them have wills. they think that you know, if they die, the kids are just going to go to the other parent. that's not necessarily the case. it has to go to court in most states. so, you really gotta lay these things out. >> scary. >> it is a heavy topic but so important. >> nobody wants to think about mortality. >> have to do it. >> thank
how about a hurricane irene sale? at a bank? you betcha. at two banks. m & t bank and suntrust both offering hurricane specials on loans. m & t taking personal loans from about 9% to about 6%. suntrust has cut rates on several loans. both offers expire by the end of september. >> do you have a will? if you don't, you have a lot of company. a new surae is out from easy -- a new survey is out that shows 60% of us believes all adults should have an estate plan but only 44% of us have...
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let's get the latest on hurricane irene now. it caused at least 21 deaths and billions of dollars in damage on the east coast. by one estimate this morning $7 billion in damage. this morning the feeling is it could have been a lot worse. that said, there is still widespread flooding as we've been talking about in vermont, upstate new york especially and new jersey especially hard hit. cbs news correspondent michelle miller is in lo lodi, new jerse this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jeff. this part of northern new jersey frequently floods during a heavy rainstorm. this isn't necessarily unusual to see. what was, the high-water mark was at least a foot above my head just two hours ago. and while the waters are quickly receding here, many towns up and down the east coast remain under water and without power. >> let's get out of here. let's get out of here! >> reporter: a powerful storm surge coupled with high tides caused damage to coastal towns across the east coast, buckling the country's longest private board
let's get the latest on hurricane irene now. it caused at least 21 deaths and billions of dollars in damage on the east coast. by one estimate this morning $7 billion in damage. this morning the feeling is it could have been a lot worse. that said, there is still widespread flooding as we've been talking about in vermont, upstate new york especially and new jersey especially hard hit. cbs news correspondent michelle miller is in lo lodi, new jerse this morning. good morning. >> reporter:...
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hurricane gloria, that looks like the sister of irene. that was the last time they had mandatory evacuations down here. so this is really serious business. take a look at the videotape. here is the scene. they got buses lined up to take people out if they can't get themselves out. these drivers say they're going to be able to get out the elderly and the disabled. take them off to safety. here is the road. 50 into ocean city. the big signs saying all roads will be shut down starting at midnight tonight and plenty of people are already getting themselves out. >> i am very concerned and i'm glad that we evacuated when we did. and, yes, we see the people in new orleans, you never know. so i would rather be safe than sorry so that's why we hit the road and we're out of here. >> there is a lot of people, so it's a better to get everybody moving in advance. you don't know if it's going to be a direct hit or not. >> it's going to disrupt a lot of stuff if it comes up inside on the coast. so you need to be respected. >> reporter: now, here is one
hurricane gloria, that looks like the sister of irene. that was the last time they had mandatory evacuations down here. so this is really serious business. take a look at the videotape. here is the scene. they got buses lined up to take people out if they can't get themselves out. these drivers say they're going to be able to get out the elderly and the disabled. take them off to safety. here is the road. 50 into ocean city. the big signs saying all roads will be shut down starting at midnight...
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irene has picked up as it bore down on the bahamas. ted has more from the thick of the storm in the bahamas. >> it is our first brush with irene here in nassau. it began with bands of wind moving through the bahamian islands, getting stronger by the hour. >> the weather is really bad. this is the worst i've seen it in three years or so. >> reporter: chances are this weather will get much worse. as the wind house through the trees onshore and the ocean is sending waves crashing into jetties looking like huge fountains at sea. the bay street shopping district is deserted. expensive shops are boarded up. so are the designer stores. people spent the day buying plywood and boarding up their homes. they know that hurricanes don't always play by the rules. >> you just hope that they go -- sometimes they have their own minds. >> we're crazy europeans. >> this group of tourists will be here to ride out the storm. most visitors left but many could not get out before the airport closed northwesterly the afternoon. >> we have no choice. no planes
irene has picked up as it bore down on the bahamas. ted has more from the thick of the storm in the bahamas. >> it is our first brush with irene here in nassau. it began with bands of wind moving through the bahamian islands, getting stronger by the hour. >> the weather is really bad. this is the worst i've seen it in three years or so. >> reporter: chances are this weather will get much worse. as the wind house through the trees onshore and the ocean is sending waves crashing...
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let's talk about hurricane irene. irene has strengthened. it is a category three hurricane. as it is heading across the caribbean. the storm has left a lot of flooding and destruction. as it tore through the islands. one woman died in puerto rico after trying to cross a river in her car. hundreds of thousands of residents are without power and president obama has already signed an emergency declaration for the island to provide federal disaster help. >>> meanwhile, here in the united states, irene is causing evacuations in some of the barrier islands of north carolina. that area could be in the cross hairs of the hurricane. north carolina utility crews are making sure that they have what they need in case of widespread power outages. governor perdue says it is too early to know exactly what this storm will do. officials are encouraging people to be safe. of course, howard has been looking at his maps all morning. >> if there is an upside to irene, it is the fact a great swamp fire, folks smell it down in the southern neck, the sticky, burning smell, that's been going on for
let's talk about hurricane irene. irene has strengthened. it is a category three hurricane. as it is heading across the caribbean. the storm has left a lot of flooding and destruction. as it tore through the islands. one woman died in puerto rico after trying to cross a river in her car. hundreds of thousands of residents are without power and president obama has already signed an emergency declaration for the island to provide federal disaster help. >>> meanwhile, here in the united...
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irene pulled this tree out by the roots. but consumer advocates say hiring a hit-and-run contractor to fix all of this, that could send even more of your money blowing away in the wind. >> the hurricanes bring more than just high winds and lots of rain. they bring all the contractors. you may not see it on the weather maps, but they are following the storm right into montgomery county. >> if your home is damaged, consumer advocates say the last thing you want to do is hire a driver by contractor. >> a lot of these hit-and-run contractors have hit-and-run contractors and you don't want them near your family. >> emergency response leaders got a look at all those downed trees and power lines today from high above the madness. thanks to a national guard helicopter. they are telling 9news now this evening that the downed trees and on the power lines, the city is cleaning them up. if the tree is on your property, it's your responsibility. also tonight from the united communications, or unified communications center, the dc governm
irene pulled this tree out by the roots. but consumer advocates say hiring a hit-and-run contractor to fix all of this, that could send even more of your money blowing away in the wind. >> the hurricanes bring more than just high winds and lots of rain. they bring all the contractors. you may not see it on the weather maps, but they are following the storm right into montgomery county. >> if your home is damaged, consumer advocates say the last thing you want to do is hire a driver...
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irene has sustained winds of 110 miles an hour. preparations are under way up and down the east coast. irene is expected to gain more strength as it moves up the coast towards new england. >>> it is >>> even if, like jeff, you didn't experience the east coast earthquake, you may have felt the aftershocks online. social media were overwhelmed with alerts, messages, and plenty of good jokes. tuesday's 5.8 magnitude quake shook the east coast, and quickly sent folks across the country to social media sites like facebook and twitter. one of the first tweets at 1:52 p.m. from npr's andy korvits. with phone networks down or overloaded, the internet became the best way for the government to share information. others shared photos, videos and once it was clear damage wasn't widespread, plenty of humor. over 18,000 people checked into the event earthquakepocalypse on four square. "luckily i was holding a bag of chicken bread crumbs." >> joining us now is maggie reardon from cnet.com. why were places like facebook and twitter the places to g
irene has sustained winds of 110 miles an hour. preparations are under way up and down the east coast. irene is expected to gain more strength as it moves up the coast towards new england. >>> it is >>> even if, like jeff, you didn't experience the east coast earthquake, you may have felt the aftershocks online. social media were overwhelmed with alerts, messages, and plenty of good jokes. tuesday's 5.8 magnitude quake shook the east coast, and quickly sent folks across the...
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ten and a half inches of rain from irene the other day. mostly sunny. 81 but the dew points are in the 50s. that's a real nice low number for summertime. now, nationally, we're watching showers out in the rockies. off the gulf of mexico and florida, we have showers and storms and a little tropical wave. it could be moving into the gulf of mention coe over the next couple of days and potentially develop into something like katia did out in the atlantic. this would be lee and this we'll have to watch much more closely. this could be a threat. katia not likely to be a threat. 85 today. real nice. tomorrow, also real nice. tomorrow night into friday, an isolated shower or two could get toward us. friday, 87. as we head toward the weekend, chance of storms. looks like we'll be unsettled right now on labor day. highs in the low 80s. we're going to the kitchen. got some food and some wine. 9news now at noon returns in a moment. is if you've got pain? you need the patch. (announcer) icy hot patches. targeted no-mess relief. icy to dull pain. hot t
ten and a half inches of rain from irene the other day. mostly sunny. 81 but the dew points are in the 50s. that's a real nice low number for summertime. now, nationally, we're watching showers out in the rockies. off the gulf of mexico and florida, we have showers and storms and a little tropical wave. it could be moving into the gulf of mention coe over the next couple of days and potentially develop into something like katia did out in the atlantic. this would be lee and this we'll have to...
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>> pelley: tonight, irene-- the name means peace, the hurricane means business. we're tracking the storm as it takes aim at the east coast with reports from mark strassmann, jim axelrod, and david bernard. chip reid tells us the earthquake did more damage than we thought. barry peterson in tripoli, walks us through qaddafi's inner sanctum. we'll give you an early look at the new 9/11 memorial. and as america opens another memorial, byron pitts finds the photographer who immortalized a king. >> what i most wanted to capture was the inner light. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the first hurricane of the season is on a collision course with the east coast. here's the view from space. irene looks like an organized storm around a well-defined eye. this is the track the past 12 hours. the hurricane has grown to a category 3, 120-mile-per-hour winds and heavy rain have damaged homes, knocked out power, and touched off flooding o caribbean islands. irene is on track to hit the east coast this weekend
>> pelley: tonight, irene-- the name means peace, the hurricane means business. we're tracking the storm as it takes aim at the east coast with reports from mark strassmann, jim axelrod, and david bernard. chip reid tells us the earthquake did more damage than we thought. barry peterson in tripoli, walks us through qaddafi's inner sanctum. we'll give you an early look at the new 9/11 memorial. and as america opens another memorial, byron pitts finds the photographer who immortalized a...
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we'll come back, have an update on irene's speed. again tornado warning in effect at the beach until 6:45. our continuing coverage of hurricane irene will continue, right after this. >>> our team coverage, part of our team is taking a breather. leslie is here. >> we are getting into the most intense part of the storm for us right? >> reporter: yeah we are. tornado warning in effect, not here but at the beach until 6:45. most of our counties east of i-95 are under a flash flood warning. we are going to say it again. hopefully you are not out there there driving or walking around. don't cross it by foot or by car and don't let the kids play in the storm drains or running water. not a good outcome, believe me. let's start with the track of the storm. slowed down just a little bit in the last couple of hours. the good news is, category 1, i think it bears repeat that go you know, as late as wednesday the hurricane center had this as a category 3. so we are lucky in that regard. the track by 2:00 this morning, very close to ocean city, ma
we'll come back, have an update on irene's speed. again tornado warning in effect at the beach until 6:45. our continuing coverage of hurricane irene will continue, right after this. >>> our team coverage, part of our team is taking a breather. leslie is here. >> we are getting into the most intense part of the storm for us right? >> reporter: yeah we are. tornado warning in effect, not here but at the beach until 6:45. most of our counties east of i-95 are under a flash...
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the weekend all depends on irene. angie, over to you. >>> live from sky 9, we're taking a look at two of our roads. 66 and the capital beltway. no problems on 495 in virginia. still moving at speed. 66 is slow from 50 over to 123. as we take it over to 395, different story here. we're stacked from the beltway. at least the sun is shining. and we're slow crossing the 14th street bridge. the outer loop is jammed from 95 to georgia. >> "the early show" is coming up next. of course, they'll have more on the revolution in libya and hurricane irene taking aim at the southeastern u.s. >> you can keep tabs by visiting the weather page at wusa9.com. also download the hurricane tracker and get the latest on the local forecast. >> we're back with a live update on your traffic and your weather. >> we're back tomorrow morning starting at 4:25. until then, have a
the weekend all depends on irene. angie, over to you. >>> live from sky 9, we're taking a look at two of our roads. 66 and the capital beltway. no problems on 495 in virginia. still moving at speed. 66 is slow from 50 over to 123. as we take it over to 395, different story here. we're stacked from the beltway. at least the sun is shining. and we're slow crossing the 14th street bridge. the outer loop is jammed from 95 to georgia. >> "the early show" is coming up next....
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Aug 25, 2011
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let's talk about the effects of irene for sure. and the critical times for the whole event, well, 8:00 p.m. on saturday until noon on sunday. and look at the winds. 70 to 100 miles per hour winds. we're talking about ocean city, bethany, rip currents from friday through sunday, no doubt about it. that has not changed. major beach erosion. now the wind, excuse me the rain, it's at two to four inches. more like five to eight inches of rain on the bay. all right, now, we do have the severe thunderstorm watch for the metro area. we'll talk about what is going on right now. the good news is, look at the showers, east of i-95, i think. the redskins and the ravens game will be dry with all the severe weather down to the south. you folks are getting hammered down to the south. and for charles county, and then that has been issued now for st. mary's county. a big storm just to the 235, northwest of leonardtown. big storms around this area as you go down 301. it's a big storm down here as you go towards fredericksburg. but the good news is t
let's talk about the effects of irene for sure. and the critical times for the whole event, well, 8:00 p.m. on saturday until noon on sunday. and look at the winds. 70 to 100 miles per hour winds. we're talking about ocean city, bethany, rip currents from friday through sunday, no doubt about it. that has not changed. major beach erosion. now the wind, excuse me the rain, it's at two to four inches. more like five to eight inches of rain on the bay. all right, now, we do have the severe...
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during hurricane irene. one is at the montgomery county fairgrounds and this one right here, we've got about 75 trucks, many of the crews are going to be coming back here in about an hour to change shifts. they've been working overnight. 16 hours at a time to restore power to all of the folks here, particularly in prince george's county which was hit so hard in hurricane irene. joining me now, clay anderson with pepco. clay, you guys have made significant improvements overnight. where do we stand right now? >> where we stand right now is about 19,000 customers that are out. the bulk of those, unfortunately are in prince george's county. about 9,000 here in the county. the district of columbia. about 4500. montgomery county a little over 4,000. >> what is the current estimate as to when everybody will be back up and running? >> we expect all of our customers to be back thursday evening. 90% as far as the restoration effort today. we realize our job is not over. >> i understand the last customers to be restore
during hurricane irene. one is at the montgomery county fairgrounds and this one right here, we've got about 75 trucks, many of the crews are going to be coming back here in about an hour to change shifts. they've been working overnight. 16 hours at a time to restore power to all of the folks here, particularly in prince george's county which was hit so hard in hurricane irene. joining me now, clay anderson with pepco. clay, you guys have made significant improvements overnight. where do we...
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Aug 24, 2011
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irene looks like it will be more east. maybe the outer banks and the ocean city area more so than here. we'll talk about that coming up later. still in the mid-50s. winchester 61 along with fredericksburg. annapolis, 69. your high temperatures today will be in the 80s. frederick runs warm. that's a warm thermometer up there. angie? >> thank you, howard. after a very, very tough evening commute, thanks to the earthquake, we're waking up to very quiet roads right now. we want to begin by showing you construction with us. southbound 29 between 198 and 650, right now, only the right lane of traffic is able to get by. let's move it over to the capital beltway. on the outer loop between new hampshire avenue and university, we have the set-up. on the inner loop, you'll find it near colesville road. speaking of the inner loop, taking you down by ritchie marlboro, only the left lane of traffic gets by. all of this should be clearing in the next half hour or so. 395, drivers are doing ok all the way up to the 14th street bridge. no
irene looks like it will be more east. maybe the outer banks and the ocean city area more so than here. we'll talk about that coming up later. still in the mid-50s. winchester 61 along with fredericksburg. annapolis, 69. your high temperatures today will be in the 80s. frederick runs warm. that's a warm thermometer up there. angie? >> thank you, howard. after a very, very tough evening commute, thanks to the earthquake, we're waking up to very quiet roads right now. we want to begin by...
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the only area resident killed during hurricane irene. kimken molestina know has that story. >> reporter: more than 200 people gathered on the field of manassas park high to say their further farewells to katherine morales. they held a vigil for a life taken too soon. >> it's really sad losing her. >> reporter: the tenth grader fell victim to hurricane irene's fir last saturday. the wind caused the car she was in to wreck, injuring her mother and brother and killing her. tonight those who knew her best came out to tell stories of the teen they call momo. >> she wanted to see everybody happy. >> reporter: those who remember the sophomore says she wasn't only a standout student but an athlete. she had tons of school pride. >> they'll remember a picture of her prior to a basketball game, which she had some big, black-rimmed glasses on with a big gigantic smile on her face. >> reporter: morales who played basketball, soccer and volleyball wore the number five and her schoolmates saw it fitting her final tribute be five japanese lanterns relea
the only area resident killed during hurricane irene. kimken molestina know has that story. >> reporter: more than 200 people gathered on the field of manassas park high to say their further farewells to katherine morales. they held a vigil for a life taken too soon. >> it's really sad losing her. >> reporter: the tenth grader fell victim to hurricane irene's fir last saturday. the wind caused the car she was in to wreck, injuring her mother and brother and killing her....